Sentences with phrase «of upstate areas»
Fresh off a helicopter tour of the upstate areas worst hit by Irene this weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned New Yorkers not to be deceived by the beautiful late summer weather today, noting the worst of the tropical storm's impact is likely yet to come.
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It's in Redding, the sunniest city in California, and it's only a two - hour drive north of Sacramento and three hours from the Bay Area located in upstate California.
Cuomo has made a point of focusing on the Buffalo area, much to the chagrin of some other upstate municipalities that wouldn't mind a little more love from the gov.
A reader forwarded this fundraising appeal from Sen. George Maziarz in which the Buffalo - area Republican's campaign committee slams the Democrats for «an astounding level of Albany dysfunction» and accuses them of forgetting upstate New York.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has embarked on an unprecedented campaign to put the stamp of the State Police on New York City, rerouting troopers to city airports and toll plazas from upstate areas that rely on them and bewildering some of the officials charged with carrying out his orders.
«There was some debate about this of course, but this is an area we believe in it as an important instrument to the revitalization of upstate communities,» Hochul said.
He said the latest census numbers show the state lost population overall because of migration from upstate areas.
With the discussion surrounding a federal probe of contracts connected to the Buffalo Billion, there are concerns about possible effects on any related economic development projects throughout the upstate New York area.
The downstate region, dominated by New York City, has been growing much faster than upstate (everything north of the metropolitan transportation district)-- and the slowest growing upstate metro areas are in Central New York and the Southern Tier, which would benefit most from the issuance of long - delayed state regulations allowing the use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas production.
«Five Governors (Mario Cuomo, George Pataki, Elliott Spitzer, David Patterson and Andrew Cuomo) and three Assembly Speakers (Saul Weprin, Sheldon Silver and Carl Heastie) later, it is time for someone younger to challenge the status quo and stand up for small businesses and small communities that are so important to the fabric of our area of upstate New York,» Oaks said in his statement.
The tax - cut proposal Cuomo is pushing heavily favors upstate over the NYC metropolitan area — even with the last - minute add of a renters tax credit.
The head of the state GOP slammed Cuomo for directing the cash - strapped MTA to bail out three upstate ski areas with a $ 4.9 million check.
• Chuck Schumer has not been effective in creating good paying jobs especially in upstate New York or in addressing the depression level economy of many of our rural areas and western and northern tier areas of New York.
Governor Cuomo, who has delayed a decision on fracking for nearly his entire first term in office, had originally supported the gas drilling as a means of creating jobs in economically troubled upstate areas.
GOP sources told The Post that Marc Cenedella, 41, a Yale and Harvard business - school graduate and native of upstate Fredonia who is believed to be worth about $ 150 million, is «seriously considering» running against Gillibrand — a flip - flopping congresswoman from the Albany area who was initially appointed to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2009 before winning election to a remaining two - year term in 2010.
Keith Johnson, 46, was pronounced dead after he was found Sunday in a wooded area in the upstate town of Shandaken in Ulster County.
Discussions with upstate farmers have revealed immigration reform is an area of common concern, he said.
Other higher education institutions involved include: New York University; Mount Saint Mary College; state universities at Albany, Cobleskill and Plattsburgh; SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn; the University of Rochester and six community colleges in the upstate area.
On the same day as the fracking ban was made public, a state board appointed by Cuomo and legislative leaders announced the siting of three new gambling casinos in economically depressed upstate areas.
In the letter, Unshackle's Executive Director Greg Biryla notes there is a difference in the cost of living between regions of upstate New York and the New York City area.
Tom Precious: «The administration statement, offering threats and olive branches of sorts, served one purpose: It signaled areas of the budget likely still open, from a proposed increase in the minimum wage to the $ 1.5 billion upstate fund.»
And Assemblyman Joe Morelle of the Rochester area, an upstate ally of the governor's, also knocked Astorino.
Part of the problem for some of the races is Cuomo's unpopularity in upstate districts, especially in the areas where Democrats Terry Gipson and Cecilia Tkaczyk are running for re-election against Sue Serino and George Amedore respectively.
Demographically the state overall has shifted more Democratic, but the upstate region remains heavily Republican, save for pockets of Democratic strongholds in urban areas and college towns.
Much of the job growth has been driven by the New York City region as areas of upstate have seen their populations decline.
His success building a nano - technology sector in the Albany area prompted Cuomo to put Kaloyeros in charge of his initiative to revitalize the upstate economy through a series a big - ticket projects in Buffalo, Dunkirk, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica.
«With the attention that there has been on the North Country and Governor Cuomo's initiatives and efforts to highlight the value of the North Country and this area that having an assembly person who is in the majority, but from up here, it will help to draw attention to the needs of upstate.
Job figures are on the rise across New York state, however private - sector jobs in some upstate areas have declined according to the state Department of Labor's latest jobs report.
The 2002 deal gave the Senecas an exclusive right to operate casino gambling in a sprawling area of upstate: all land to the west of Route 14, a state road that runs from Sodus Point on Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border just south of Elmira.
If there is no casino planned for the New York City area, and only ones upstate, voters downstate might not be in favor of the amendment, or simply be uninterested in the matter and skip the proposal altogether.
New York is a historically blue state in presidential and gubernatorial election years, though Republicans from predominantly white areas of upstate and Long Island have often controlled the State Senate.
Syracuse - area state Sen. John DeFrancisco says if history tells us anything, it's that upstate New York doesn't fare well when downstate Democrats control all branches of government in New York state.
A Times Union analysis also found that some of the most economically struggling areas of the state are getting little from START - UP — a program originally intended to benefit upstate.
The annual comprehensive report from Cuomo's main economic development apparatus was mandated last year by the Legislature amid increased criticism of the governor's efforts to boost business across the state, especially in distressed upstate areas.
A highly knowledgeable Senate insider said yesterday that «far more of the [GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, including some surprising names from conservative upstate areas.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, flanked by Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente on his left and Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri, discuss the state's response to the massive snowstorm that blanketed the Mohawk Valley and other areas of upstate.
«If the forecast had been alerted a little sooner that the intensity would be in the upstate area, perhaps some of that equipment could have been moved ahead of time.»
Dan is a native upstate New Yorker, spending most of his life in the Binghamton area before moving to Albany in 2010.
News this week of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Plan — a competition among seven upstate regions for $ 1.5 billion in economic development, with three ultimate $ 500 million winners — has Utica - area Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi cautiously optimistic.
Congressman Faso represents a vast area of upstate New York covering 11 counties and stretching from Vermont to Pennsylvania.
EDITORIAL BY CARL GOTTSTEIN JR. (From Albany, NY - area) We lost the battle, but the Spirit of 1776 is alive and well in upstate New York.
Schumer, who sources said made four calls to officials in upstate Schoharie County to check on the progress of the waterlogged Gilboa Dam, is expected back in the country by week's end and has trips scheduled to areas of the state affected by Irene and post-Irene flooding.
Two percent is from the New York City area, 5 percent from other upstate communities, and 3 percent from out of state, including the Washington, D.C., region.
The city of Oswego faces many of the same economic challenges facing cities all over upstate New York, including plant closings and the flight of you, educated adults from the area.
While the Catskills town of Prattsville was virtually wiped off the map and more than 500,000 people lost power on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions upstate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo conducted separate helicopter tours of damaged areas across New York, garnering glowing reviews in local papers.
This includes the legalization of ride - hailing services like Uber in upstate areas, funding for a hate - crimes task force and an unknown system of «relief on property taxes.»
The Republican conference has seven freshman members, five of whom come from upstate areas.
The six Republicans being targeted by Mr. Cuomo are Lee Zeldin of Long Island and five from upstate: John J. Faso, from the Hudson Valley; Elise Stefanik, from an Adirondack district; Claudia Tenney, in Central New York; Tom Reed, who represents a swath of Western New York; and Chris Collins, an early Trump supporter from the Buffalo area and a frequent foil of Governor Cuomo's.
The state fair initiatives are only a small part of the investments Cuomo has made in the upstate New York area.
Maragos said Schumer has «not been effective in creating good - paying jobs especially in upstate New York or in addressing the depression - level economy of many of our rural areas and western and northern tier areas of New York.»